The region’s abundant biodiversity is also enduring an intense fallout from the fighting, but a new global ...

National Geographic Explorer Brent Stirton has photographed life inside Virunga National Park over the course of nearly two decades—chronicling stories of violence and resilience. Conservation rangers ...

The government has denied claims that it breached diplomatic protocols and international law in nominating Judy Kiara Nkumiri as the consul-general to Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...

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On March 11th, 2025, Virunga National Park authorities discovered a young gorilla named Fazili caught in a poacher’s trap. The closure of Virunga National Park eco-guard patrol posts in areas under ...

“For me, the 100th anniversary of Virunga National Park is the fruit of resistance. A peaceful resistance led by local activists [and] environmentalists,” says François Kamaté, environmental activist ...

(Reuters) - Clashes between pro-government forces and Rwanda-backed rebels reached Goma in east Congo, residents told Reuters on Saturday, as each side blamed the other for the worst violence in the ...

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Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo — Anthrax poisoning has killed about 50 hippos in Virunga, Africa's oldest national park, which is located in the Democratic Republic of Congo's troubled east, the ...

UN Human Rights Office expressed grave concerns on Monday concerning attacks on hospitals and abductions of patients by the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 during the ongoing armed conflicts in the ...

Goma on March 1, 2025, after handing over the repatriated Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) soldiers to the Rwandan government. [AFP] M23 fighters have abducted at least 130 people ...